War Guide
Communication
The most reccommended method of communication is IRC. For many reasons:
-easier to keep track of convos and organize
-Revivers strictly ready to be used from IRC
-Irc scripts are useful to monitor chains.. ( more info how to get it/use it to come soon)
-etc.
If you cannot use IRC then be active on the faction chat. It is harder to organize so many people on there but if left no other option then please keep updating and in contact on the Faction Chat!
General War Tactics
Warring is dynamic. There is not set way to do it. But here is a generanl layout.. adapt and modify it depending on what the situation is like (are they constantly hosping you? or are you the ones keeping them in the hospital? etc.)
If they are constantly hospitalizing you and breaking your chains, you could get you or all your members to either stay in hospital with their revives off or fly to another country, in this way they wont be able to land any bonus on your faction, and you wont lose any grounds in the fight..
IF you fly, and you get hospitalize abroad by your enemy, it will still count in your opponents chain, so be careful either there is no enemy in the country you are going to or you fly back immediately as you land there..
Another less popular tactic is to kick all your members and keeping only 1 person in your faction, and your members join back when your enemy faction is less active and do quick chains and leave again.. This will ensure you dont lose any ground from the war and only gain % on your enemy..
MOST IMPORTANT ALL BONUSES MUST LAND ON BONUS FACTION
Bonus hits are hits that will give you extra respect, for the 10th hit of a chain you get 10 bonus respect, for the 25th hit you get 25 respect ,50th hit 50 respect, 75th hit, 75 respect and the 100th hit, 100 respect...
As simple as that sounds, it is very easy to mess up bonuses in the heat of the moment.
Most of the time the chain bar will be literally flying (i.e increasing very rapidly).
This is why communication is key. Whether you use IRC or Faction Chat, stay in contact !
-Do NOT hit fillers if the chain is increasing rapidly
-Do NOT hit fillers within 5 hits of a bonus (bonus hits being 10,25,50,75,100) (unless low on bonus targets)
After you get to 100th, its better to let the chain die, and restart a new chain, so that you can land the bonuses again on your target faction !! THERE ARE NO BONUS HITS AFTER 100th HIT...
Stacking Energy
Some of you may oppose this. That is fine, I do not force anyone to stack. But I highly reccommend doing so. Stack prior to the war and make sure to rehab so your stats are 100% efficient. And during the war, if you will be offline for 6+ hours (sleeping, working, whatever) try to stack some more energy so you come back and ready to kick more ass!
Filler factions
These are factions that you declare on, to increase your chain counter.. They are usually factions consisting of weaker players than yours who have a low probability of fighting back..
Attacking
If you lack in stats and speed (by speed I mean the ability to attack multiple people swiftly before being attacked by the enemy) then it might be better to lay off the bonus faction because otherwise you will be giving them too many easy retals (extra respect).
However, If you are able to attack fast(will give a few tips on how to do this) and have the targets available then aim to hit 3+ bonus faction members before they get you with a retal.
When attacking Bonus faction members aim for their ONLINE players!!
This gives you a chance to:
-get retals
-put pressure on them
-make it harder for them to chain
Onliners should be top priority!
How to Be Fast
-keep a tab open with our warbase at all times (refresh it every 5min or before planning on attacking)
-when in the hospital (before morphing or getting a revive) open up 3+ enemy profiles as new tabs that you are planning on attacking. Then morph/revive out and switch to the next tab.. hosp, switch to the next, hosp... etc.
-same with other important pages that you might need... keep them open as a separate tab!
Retaliations
When someone from an enemy faction attacks you or someone in your faction, if you or someone else in your faction attacks him within 10 mins, you will get a retaliation bonus ( extra respect for that attack)
Avoid Retals!!
Giving away too many retals can hurt us. If you are going to attack the bonus faction then do your best to land at least 3 hits on them and if necessary / able fly to another country and fly back ASAP (or they will hosp you there). If you wasnt quick enough and got retal, do not get out of hospital for 10min as your enemies will be able to retaliate more on you..
IMPORTANT!!! Revives Opitions..
This is very simple yet so crucial. Go to your player options and SET the revive option to FACTION & FRIENDS ONLY. This way the enemy cannot revive you constantly and hospitalize. And if you get stuck in another country your friend/faction mate can come and help you out...
Other Information
That is as general as I can keep it. As I said again, war is very dynamic and you just have to use knowledge and experience and modify it according to the status/situation of the war. Everyone has different methods and preferences. Whatever works for you as long as you can do it efficiently. Think how YOU can help bring the victory in this war and act accordingly.
You should have leadership giving guidance and monitoring the war at all times.
Leaders should be as active as possible, in case they have used up most of their targets and cant declare on more factions, they need to look out for NAPs with leaders against who they are using as fillers.. This gonna create space to declare on more factions immediately without having to wait the 24 hrs cd when claiming victories on other factions..
To be able to NAP with another faction, you need to start a trade with the the leader of the faction that you are warring ONLY ! Only leaders can NAP.. There are different length of NAPs which both leaders can agree on beforehand...
Thanks
Apo